Blanche and John do NOT enjoy their vacation.   Originally aired on July 10, 1951.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

Riley tries to show Junior how to get a date.   Originally aired on January 3, 1948. This is episode 182 of The Life of Riley.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

Bob Hope welcomes special guest, Fred Allen.   Photo of Fred Allen   Episode 449 of The Bob Hope Show. The program originally aired on March 14, 1950.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

Blanche buys a mink coat.   Originally aired on June 12, 1951.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

Riley tries to fix things when Babs gets blackballed from a sorority.   Originally aired on December 13, 1947. This is episode 179 of The Life of Riley.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

Blanche is upset that John missed their anniversary party.   Photo of Lew Parker   Follow this link to see a picture of Phil Rapp, Lew Parker, and Frances Langford: Langford radio series, June 2, 1951. Phil Rapp;Frances Langford;Lew... News Photo - Getty Images   Originally aired on June 5, 1951.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

Riley takes issue with an article that Junior writes.   Originally aired on December 6, 1947. This is episode 178 of The Life of Riley.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

Bob Hope welcomes special guest, Rhonda Fleming.   Photo of Bob Hope and Rhonda Fleming   Episode 437 of The Bob Hope Show. The program originally aired on December 20, 1949.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

John gets laid off from his job and Blanche invites her nephew to live with them.   Audition show from December 13, 1948.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

Riley and Gillis decide to celebrate Thanksgiving together, until the foreman position opens up at the plant.   Originally aired on November 29, 1947. This is episode 177 of The Life of Riley.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

The Bickerson segments from three Old Gold shows: The Presidential Suite, Income Tax Refund, and The New Apartment.   Originally aired on May 28, June 11, and June 18, all in 1948.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

Riley tries to calculate the number of beans in a bowl so he can win a contest for a new Buick.   Originally aired on November 22, 1947. This is episode 176 of The Life of Riley.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

Blanche is upset that John was at her brother's bachelor party.   Originally aired on May 21, 1948.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

This brief podcast explains how Ron Ecklebarger, the host, has been in the hospital and experiencing medical problems. This is the reason for the lack of podcasts in the last three weeks. Hopefully, Ron will be healthy enough to produce new podcasts within the next few weeks.

Peg tells Junior about when Riley was in the school play.   Originally aired on November 15, 1947. This is episode 175 of The Life of Riley.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

Bob Hope welcomes special guests, Jackie Robinson and Joe Page.   Photo of Jackie Robinson   Photo of Joe Page   Episode 427 of The Bob Hope Show. The program originally aired on October 11, 1949.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

The Bickerson segments from three Old Gold shows: The Operation, Streetcar Conductor, and Two Weeks Paid Vacation.   Originally aired in April and May of 1948.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

Riley manages to drive everyone nuts in the days preceding his 17th wedding anniversary.   Originally aired on November 8, 1947. This is episode 174 of The Life of Riley.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

Bob Hope welcomes special guest, Lucille Ball.     Episode 417 of The Bob Hope Show. The program originally aired on May 3, 1949.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

The Bickerson's cat is going to have kittens.   Originally aired on May 7, 1948.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

Riley and Peg and the kids are at odd as to what to get for a big family Christmas present.   Originally aired on December 27, 1947. This is episode 181 of The Life of Riley.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

The Bob Hope Show from Berlin, Germany, Christmas 1948   Photo of Irving Berlin, Jinx Falkenburg, and Bob Hope in Berlin.   Episode 399 of The Bob Hope Show. The program originally aired on December 28, 1948.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

The Bickerson segments from three Old Gold shows: Birthday Present, Christmas Eve, and Valentine's Day.   Originally aired in November and December of 1947 and February of 1948.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

Riley and Peg tell the kids about their first Christmas.   Originally aired on December 20, 1947. This is episode 180 of The Life of Riley.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

Bob Hope welcomes special guest, Gregory Peck   Photo of Gregory Peck in 1948   Episode 398 of The Bob Hope Show. The program originally aired on December 21, 1948.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

The Bickerson segments from three Old Gold shows: The Movie, Second Honeymoon, and Easter Hat.   Originally aired in February and March of 1948.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

Riley's boss thinks Riley is a wiz at picking football winners.   Originally aired on November 1, 1947. This is episode 173 of The Life of Riley.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

Bob Hope takes his show on the road and broadcasts from Richmond, VA.   Episode 416 of The Bob Hope Show. The program originally aired on April 26, 1949.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

Blanche and John take a vacation to Yellowstone.   Originally aired on April 16, 1948.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

Riley is convinced that he needs to get Babs a new dress for an upcoming dance.   Originally aired on October 25, 1947. This is episode 172 of The Life of Riley.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

Bob Hope welcomes special guest, Jimmy Durante.   Photo of Cardinal Mindszenty   Episode 415 of The Bob Hope Show. The program originally aired on April 19, 1949.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.  

The Doctor makes a house call to hear John's snoring.   Originally aired on November 19, 1947.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

Chester A. Riley thinks money donated to the community chest is his.   Originally aired on October 18, 1947. This is episode 171 of The Life of Riley.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

Bob Hope with regular cast members, Irene Ryan and Jack Kirkwood.   Photo of Jack Kirkwood   Irene Ryan as Granny on The Beverly Hillbillies   Episode 413 of The Bob Hope Show. The program originally aired on April 5, 1949.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

Blanche gets ill from eating clams.   Originally aired on either May 18, 1947. This is episode 23 of The Bickersons.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

Riley and Peg tell the story of how Riley used to be a policeman.     Originally aired on October 11, 1947. This is episode 170 of The Life of Riley.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

Bob Hope welcomes special guests, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.   Photo of Dean Martin, Bob Hope, and Jerry Lewis, 1949.   Episode 412 of The Bob Hope Show. The program originally aired on March 29, 1949.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

John attends Amos's bachelor party.   Originally aired on either April 13, 1947. This is episode 18 of The Bickersons.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

Only Chester A. Riley can make getting a promotion a bad thing!   Originally aired on October 4, 1947. This is episode 169 of The Life of Riley.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

Bob Hope and his cast of regulars do a sketch about Stalin visiting America.   Photo of Doris Day, Bob Hope, and Irene Ryan, circa 1949.   Episode 405 of The Bob Hope Show. The program originally aired on February 8, 1949.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

Blanche loans John's new fishing pole to Amos.   Photo of Danny Thomas   Originally aired on either March 30, 1947. This is episode 16 of The Bickersons.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

Peg wants a small statue for the piano, but Riley chooses something too amazing for words.   Originally aired on September 27, 1947. This is episode 168 of The Life of Riley.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

Blanche bets the rent money on a horse.   Photo of Frances Langford   Originally aired on either March 16, 1947. This is episode 14 of The Bickersons.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

A young man must decide what is truly important to him.   This is a special episode of the podcast in honor of our 2 years on the air.   Originally aired on February 13, 1947. This is the first episode of The Family Theater, entitled, "Flight From Home."   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

Riley uses psychology to keep Junior from running away from home.   Originally aired on September 20, 1947. This is episode 167 of The Life of Riley.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

Bob Hope welcomes special guest, Doris Day.   Photo of Doris Day, circa 1948,   Episode 395 of The Bob Hope Show. The program originally aired on November 30, 1948.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

John has a cure for Blanche's tummy ache.   Originally aired on either March 2, 1947. This is episode 12 of The Bickersons.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

Riley interferes with Babs' romantic life.   Originally aired on September 13, 1947. This is episode 166 of The Life of Riley.   Please email questions and comments to [email protected]. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.